The Most Dangerous Game

Hunting big game animals for sport was a popular pastime with the wealthy classes following World War I. The morality of killing for sport was not questioned in reality, but in this short story the author does question it by taking it a step further and having the protagonist, Sangor Rainsford, hunted by the antagonist, General Zaroff.In a short story full of irony, one of the greatest ironies of Richard Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” is that General Zaroff repeatedly tells Rainsford that he maintains a sense of civilization on his island.

Why do people kill innocent animals for sport? Many see it as cold-blooded murder. Hunting’s popularity still persists though. In The Most Dangerous Game, the author, Richard Connell shows his negative view on hunting. Three reasons can prove this theory.

Where do you draw the line in hunting? Is it at the point where you feel pity for your prey? Is it the fact your prey feels pain? Or is it just that you’re stronger and they’re weaker so it doesn’t matter. The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell is a story about learning and experience, how the hunter becomes the hunted and moralities tested and learning the hard way. The main protagonist Rainsford is a well established hunter who has slaughtered many animals with great joy. He views his prey as aggressive creatures that are lower that lack any reason to live other than hunting. Through the story Rainsford ends washed up on a mysterious island where his ideals about hunting are pit against those of an eccentric Cossack General. Through

In the book “The Most Dangerous Game” is about killing for game then being turned over and being the hunted here's some quotes and details what had happened. Who were the hunters in the story? The hunters were Rainsford and General Zaroff but the story turns. Who were the hunted in the story? Again the story shifts and everything changes. Do you agree with the original statement? The original statement was “The world is made of two classes -- the hunters and the huntees.” The most Dangerous game teaches us why not to hunt for sport.

To put this on equal terms, think one day you and your family are taking a leisurely stroll down the park. While walking down the spark another person randomly tries to kill you. But, no one but your mom is wounded with a poisoned wound without an antidote. Frighten you would not be able to know or think straight with the sight of someone dear to you dying right in front of your eyes. Now if you would please take that picture and put it in terms of an animal being hunted by another species far more advanced, without a way to protect themselves. Is it really morally right to kill another living thing for sport? Especially when the animal involved is on the endangered species list, to be fair, it is on the endangered species list for a reason because it is on the verge of becoming extinct. So let me ask you again why should anybody think it's more to hunt and kill animals that are endangered or simply in our backyards. it is morally wrong to continue trophy hunting as a Leisure activity when endangered animals are

For your final follow-up assignment for the “Most Dangerous Game” you will choose ONE of the following activities.

More than 100 million animals are reported killed by hunters each year….what if people were killed like this productively each year. In “The Most Dangerous Game”, written by Richard Connell people were killed and it wasn't good. Sanger Rainsford actions demonstrates that he is intelligent, brave and clever throughout the story.

The short story “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell is a practical literature. This short story portrays terror or fear, a sense of danger, and also the hatred that animals feel for their killer at the same time as making a contemporary correlation to real life. The short story was written during the era when animal hunting was common with the rich folks. “The Most Dangerous Game” as the name implies, is indeed a dangerous game. The story is about a man named Rainsford and his struggle to win a game of hunting against the opponent General Zaroff. Rainsford fell off a yacht in the Caribbean Sea and so he swam to the seashore of a bewildering island. Rainsford was able to find his way to a house that belonged to General Zaroff. The hunting game began after Rainsford met with Zaroff and his servant Ivan, then Rainsford realized how uncultured General Zaroff actually is.

One significant difference between “The Most Dangerous Game” written by Richard Connell and the film version is the way the traps are used. For example, the outcome of the Malay Man-Trap is different in the story than it is in the movie . In the story, Sanger Rainsford finds a dead tree and rests it on a smaller living tree. Rainsford’s goal is for the tree to fall on General Zaroff, but Zaroff senses the trap and jumps back, the tree blowing a hit at his shoulder rather than his head. Although this is not what Rainsford was hoping, it is good that it hit Zaroff because Rainsford has more time to run and hide while Zaroff fixes his wound. However, in the movie, Zaroff sees the trap and shoots it with an arrow, the tree falling at his feet.

A quote from the movie of “The Most Dangerous Game,” “The beast killing for livelihood is savage; the man killing for sport is civilized,” questions the thought of man having more rights than other species. The meaning of this quote is that many give too much credit to people that hunt for sport when they also negatively ascribe animals hunting for survival. I disagree with this quote because both animals and humans should be considered savage/civilized because they are alike. There are many quotes, from “The Most Dangerous Game,” that support my reasoning.

Even up today human are still hunting human. You might be shock but it is true and actually you even might think its normal for what some will say. In this story The most Dangerous game by Richard Connell; the main character is Rainsford. Rainsford was really careless for the animal and General Zaroff hunts human and you might of felt discussed. But people so hunt animal for food and people like in war, attacts, and ect.

{INTRO. 1} (H)What would occur if you were in a frightening situation and could not perceive your next move? (B) Three notable people can tell you their fatiguing encounter on their personal survival. Hyeonseo Lee was a refugee from North Korea, Aron Ralston had to escape an uneasy situation and Rainsford had to keep his composure.(Thesis) For a person to be a survivor they must possess a defined characteristic, perseverance.

“Greed is a bottomless pit that exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction,” (Fromm). The Most Dangerous Game, by Richard Connell, is a short story about a hunter named Sanger Rainsford who is lost on an ex-military general’s island and forced to play his “game.” In this book, the retired military general, named General Zaroff, is growing tired of his favorite sport, hunting. Because of that, he decides to take hunting to the next level by creating his own game to kill the only animals with the ability to reason, humans. Throughout the book, Rainsford faces near-fatal experiences, violence, and inhumane actions caused by this general. Ultimately, the book has two main themes. One is

Are human beings better as the hunter, or as the hunted? The Most Dangerous game is a short story by Richard Connell. The story follows a renowned hunter named Sanger Rainsford as he interacts with a rich hunter named General Zaroff. Rainsford meets General Zaroff after falling off of a boat while on his way for a hunt in the Amazon rainforest. General Zaroff is an odd character, one who grew tired of hunting animals, and has created an environment in which he can capture and hunt human beings. This story really touches on the morality issues of hunting humans, but General Zaroff also makes some strong points as to why he chooses to hunt humans as a challenge. Although morally wrong, General Zaroff points out that hunting a human can be considered the ultimate hunt due to their courage, cunning and reason.A human being can be calculating and courageous. They don’t act purely out of courage. A human being will always weigh the possibilities and consequences of an action. Human courage is more thought out than the courage of a wild animal. Which gives another challenging dimension to hunting humans as prey. This is evident in the story in two different instances. When Rainsford was running from General Zaroff and his hounds were drawing near, he paused and considered his options. “Across a cove he could see the gloomy gray stone of the chateau. Twenty feet below him the sea rumbled and hissed. Rainsford hesitated. He heard the hounds. Then he leaped far out into the sea.”

Everyday thousands of animals are brutally murdered by people that participate in the recreational activity that is hunting. Hunting is an activity that involves a person attempting to kill or trap an animal. Hunting is mainly done to animals in the wildlife and often in cases are used for food, clothing, recreation or trade. In my opinion hunting is morally wrong.